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BRYAN TALKS TO BOSTONIANS.
„ VHMI.V WELCOMED BV MASSA
tHI SETTS DEMOCRATS.
Il.lii-M's DfinoernO, PopnltMa and
.i i\ i'r Republicans Will All Lnite
ls ~jiisl the Republican Adiutillx
• ralion Kext Fall—There H ere 11,-
imni I’eople Present at the Might
Meeting—Speeclie* Also .Made by
1 ongressman Lents anil Air. Alt
1, ton, Jan. 30.—William J. Bryan was
(!ll ~ ntral figure of an unusual demon
biniuon in this city to-night.
A;tcr participating in several events of
j, . importance during the day Mr. Bry
addressed an immense mass meeting
in Mechanics' Hall, a building containing
a e ting capacity greater than any other
, .ten. It is estimated that there were
persons in the hall. Hundreds of
lh etn remained standing throughout the
tv. ning.
U i tin J. Bryan of Nebraska and Cou
pe man John J. I>entz of Ohio, on a
nil-days’ speaking tour of the New Eng-
Hints, arrived here from Providence
to-d iy. A crowd was waiting for the train
a: ~ ; s it drew in, the people broke Into
I: 'ptiop. committees from the Derao
c,ai■ State Committee and the Bi.van
were also at the station, and under
c at of these gentlemen the visitors took
f.trna-i s for tlie American House, where
a r- ■ pt on was licld, followed byra break
ing.
t'oi. Biyan was greeted with cheers when
nis iniige was driven up to the hotel.
Among the invited guests were George
Krrd Williams, Robert Treat Paine. Jr.,
j. n K. Mack and Congressman H. F.
N'ai'hen.
ilringiHg Them All Together.
Aft'T the breakfast President Washburn
introduced Mr. Bryan to the crowd, which
cheered as Air. Bryan rose to speak.
Mi i.tioning the fact that persons of va
l.ou. parlies were represented in the gath
ering. Air. Bryan said:
"I have gone on the theory always that
you can fuse any metal if the heat is
sufficient. In the last campaign it was
sufficient to fuse the Democrats, the Pop
ulous and the Silver Republicans.
"I believe that In the next campaign
>'■ shall not only have co-operation be
tween these three parties, but that the
questions that have arisen since the cam
paign of 1896 will also bring Into co-op
i ration with our forccs-the men who did
not see the trust question in 1896, see it
now and in view of that question of im
pcrialism will rush to us for deliverance
from a party that seeks to repeal the Dec
laration of lndependene.
I believe in co-operation. It is the part
of wisdom to work together while we
can. and separate only when we must. Co
operation is not possible without charity.
1 don't care how a man thought In 1896,
so long as he thinks right now. I don't
care how a man talked then if he talks
tigl.i now, and I don't care what he will
say four years from now. I am more con
c rued about the now than the heretofore
or Ihe hereafter.”
■Mr. Lentz followed Mr. Bryan.
Speech at the Banquet.
A reception and banquet, tendered to
-Mr. Bryan by the Democratic State Com
mittee at FaneuH, followed. This recep-
Lion, which was held in the armory of
tie Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com
pel >. on the upper floor of the hall, took
l'lu ' from 12 to l:30_o’ clock. While the
!'■ option was going on the Associated
I’r.-s dispatch announcing that Senator
Boebel had been shot was shown to Mr.
Tryun. He was shocked at the news, and
t as gathered in his eyes as he exclaimed:
It can t be possible!”
Mr. Bryan then became silent and would
hay no more, but the effect of the news
was perceptible in his manner during the
remaining time given to the reception.
' 1 Bryan and Senator Goebel are pet
al irionds and often have spoken from
a * some platform. After the reception
,! Bryan made a statement expressing
h belief that the act was that of tt bit
ti i political opponent and expressing the
* ; that it would not lead to further
“ ; of violence.
1 " banquet was spread in the historic
■ "'rum of the building. Robert Treat
| 1 ' ' Jr • John P. Altgeld, Congressman
y and Mr. ißryan were among the
liters. ' J
Lentz charged that the Republican
■ had violated its planks on civil
' "' e ' on Cuba and on every other sub-
He declared that the platform of
I' Pablican party should be "greed,
■ "ny and grease.”
i * womanhood of the country is in
"I'uiuy with every effort of liberty."
;i 'inulng, he discussed trusts, saying:
'' money is still an unsettled ques
"id in the next campaign there will
' questions to divide public atten
'A e kept the Republican party busy
•1 Hie Chicago platform, but it was
11 ■. industry will have to show with
piatform of this year. I believe that
'O' question once declared by the fu
" lobe self-evident—the great question
unman rights. The Republican party
lining its face against the Declaration
oi Independence.”
’lr. tllgeld'i Speech.
J ' ;t seld then spoke, saying among
ol:iPr things:
I he Republican party sprang from hu
' i y It was born of the womb of jus
"id when guided by the great Lin
" 11 st °od for human rights. But it
1 gone clear over to the opposite pole
1 10-diy it stands for the exact oppo
"t what it formerly stood for. All
‘ 1 *•; §reat mottoes have been erase*!
lts banners and in their stead the
1 r of ihe corporations has written a
1 ' and dollar raark with a icer ani , „
" s leaders talk only of dollars and
ii "’ B ', , Llnco!n declared that the Deelaru
n of Independence had been the inspira
hlun of Ws whole life and had shaped all
conduct. To-day we are brazenly told
1 that great charter of human rights Is
■ umbug. Lincoln Is no longer a hero
a these people. Bumllton is the new’
' of the hour. Nothing remains sacred
‘, ahr orer. Hamilton was-a monarchist
r l?, t a Verily.'ibe country
ailing for men, calling for heroes that
111 kindle new tires on the hills that ore
, 1008 Jn the annals of liberty, calling for
i n who will give to the world industrial
; 'd financial freedom. Yea, It is calling
m<!n ' w ho will enter the portals of dea
fly and build the altars of anew civlllza
°n. Dip Democracy of Massachusetts
i; responding to this call. The platform
rise adopted li,st summer was like a sun
• • • • •
h '' c ? la u ( 'o a moment at South Africa. Be
d the most heroic struggle for their
►on their liberty ever made by the
sinui " lf ' rl, Behold England engaged In
1.-t- ' S ') own 'he only republic that ex
a utt.ihitt .continent—waging a war of
the 3U unfonuna"e Twice hav *
homes and kin,had ~ I’'" 1 ' ers siven Ul>
derness n , ,td Kone into the wil
ish hrutalitv P \vi ir h lsh ‘’T eed anJ Brli
from i'-' ,'\ e hBVt the declaration
erHnd F,‘ i f Sh Kt'Rlish wait-
Pri i " ‘ ,lll ’ sni, n that the present
u-s tn, S 1 ™ 1 ?*? ha ** sacred treat!
honest an l ? h BUn '' " :lr for the most d>e
whi. il ,nv° ht ‘ mo '' brutal purpose for
?.rhnw“u W ver waßed war-a war
„/ h *>•* and for power. The Eng.
■ h aristocracy does not believe in repub
rik nv ihe f o "' ,he Tor - v utlnisto' in
eitMiiH ,ho,a .- lo n. What should be our
feum hi \ n thlS niau ' r? We have a.uni-'
*° ry su,de u? - For nearly a
, \? ry tlme 1 l" hplt made a strug
fot independence, whether in Europe
... Am , 1< ". our government was swift to
r*,!. 'V.'* O'mtmthy ind offer moral eup
\\ lit i 'ih srcat . " ehster led the way.
If, ,hea,t itude Of our government
Th *' '. I * ook l " il al 'd hang your heads.
- V P s i ands wlth > ,s hands tied. Who
-Vi,? tn \ Answ, ’ r - British diplomacy.
’ ,|n| ch blue books, the oorrespond
-1 . "" i 'lliarmentary- proceedings
■ ; ,0 'y lh ' Tory government connived
a the in.,minus Jameson raid in ]S% anil
n hen that failed it liegan to deliberately
lute the way for subjugation. It deter
nmifd to have war. It knew that if Ave
were true to the spirit of the age we
wuiini offt-r -empathy and moral support
lh *‘ Alii, in reimM.es. It ki . w that
Mien an
L l ' i* country woul<l influence mankind.
b<> h took steps to tie our hands, and
whmi ii got us to lap the blood of con.
,i '• , st • lll ' i Pjut into ih.. dirty pool of
imperialism ii had accomplished its pur-
I H '" ■ Will i * looi on our hands we
couldn i point i linger at the dirty hands
°t • neighbor. That is the position of
this proud republic. We are witnessing:
the destruction of sister republics with
out uttering a protest.”
u \\t inn \vs position*.
le\n* I'npuiiMM ire Making, on Effort
to Commit Him.
1 Dallas, Tex.. Jan. 30.—Hon. Milton Park,
editor of the Southern Mercury, and chair
man ot the National Committee of the
middle-of-the-road Populists, to-day wired
U. J. Bryan, requesting a statement in
regard to his political position.
It. is said that parties claiming to repre
s* nt Nebraska Populists are in the state
submitting propositions io die Texas Pop
ulists. who are now holding district con
ventions to nominate delegates to the Na
tional Convention. Mr. Parks’ message
is as follows:
“Dallas, Tex.. Jan. 30. 1900.—Horr. W. T.
By ran. Providence. It. I.: Parties claim
ing to represent Nebraska Populists are
submitting Southern Populists this proi>-
osition:
"First. Populist National Convention
io meet thirty days before Democrats, ro
ndorse Omaha platform and make direct
legislation lending issue.
"S eon.l, nominate you for President and
a Populist for Vice President.
“Third, you to then and there accept
the nomination on that platform.
“Fourth, if the Democrats fail to ratify
this ticket, you to remain the Populist
candidate throughout the campaign.
“Is this proposition by your au
thority and will you agree to abide by it?
“Answer by wire at my expense. ,f
Up io ii late hour to-night no reply had
been received.
THE QUEEN TO PARLIAMENT.
(Continued from First Page.)
and for the government to be prepared for
ail eventualities and all dangers and be
ready with the means to surmount them.
The government does not seem to have
been aware of the scale of preparations
of the South* African republics.”
Lord Salisbury lltiir<! From,
Lord Salisbury, in reply to the Earl of
Kimberley, asserted that there was noth
ing in the stipulations of the conventions
to limit and hinder the importation of
arms and ammunition into the Transvaal
through Lorenzo Marquez.
Continuing, the Premier paid:
“Why were we to know' about the im
portation of arms? I believe guns were
introduced into the Transvaal in boilers
and munitions of war in piano rases. We
had a small secret service fund. If you
want much information you must give
much money. 1 consider the enormous
amounts spent by other governments-, es
pecially the Transvaal, which I have heard
on high diplomatic authority spent £BOO,OOO
($1,000,000) in a single year, and the small
sums spent by England, makng it im
possible for us to have the omniscience
attributed to us by Lord Kimberley, and
1 am glad he has not pressed for an im
mediate inquiry into the action of the mili
tary authorities at a time when our gen
erals in the field and many of those who
could give tl\e most valuable inform:!*
tion ore unable to appear. We should
defer an inquiry to a more convenient
season.
Later, the Premier admitted the defi
ciencies of the existing system, remark
ing that the treasury had acquired a pow
er which w'as not to the public benefit.
He had not thought of looking into past
history and of examining the amount of
blame to be attached to this or that min
ister. 1
“It is,” he said, “quite the right way of
dealing with the present crisis. We must
join together and exercise oil our powers
in extricating ourselves from the situa
tion.”
Hoselier.v's Fiery Speech.
Ix>rd Rosebery, who followed Lord Salis
bury. delivered a flery speech. He asked
’why the Premier made it so difficult for
the" man in the street to support his pol
icy. The past conduct of the government
would come up for investigation some day,
he hoped, adding:
• • \\V have the right to know if, before
the crisis, the intelligence department sup
plied the government sufficient informa
tion. If not. dismiss the department. If
the govcnimrm possessed the information
their responsibility is heavy. I hope
that when the time for the investigation
arrives those who have served the Queen
win he covered with so much glory that
the eyes of the Investigators will be daz
zled.
•'1 was appalled at lhe nature and style
of Dord Salisbury's speech. We have now
120,000 men in South Africa, yet we are
wdth difficulty holding our own. The at
titude of foreign nations is described as
friendly. But that does not strike me as
being so amicable as the word would Im
ply. I deem it necessary to know what
the government Is going to do. I agree
with Lord Salisbury that the country can
carry this thing through in spite of all
the impediments of men and methods
which have shackled it in the past, but I
venture to say it will have to he inspired
by a loftier tone and truer patriotism than
that shown by the prime minister.
The Marquis of Lonsdowne. Secretary
of State for War, followed.' The govern
ment. he added, was not prepared and had
excellent reason for not pushing its ar
rangements further.
The oddresp to the reply to the speech
from the throne was then adopted.
\ut Equal to the Occasion,
' None of the speakers Is considered *o
haVe risen to a hittht befitting the gravity
of the situation. Sir John Lenniel’s car
toon tri Punch represented Lord Salisbury
as addressing the cabinet council and
saying:
“Never mind what we say, gentlemen,
but let us all say the same thing."
The feeling is that the ministers failed
in this apparently simple mailer. While
Ixtrd Salisbury professed ignorance regard
ing the Boer strength and armaments. Mr.
Balfour and Lord Lansdowne declared that
these were accurately known. Not one of |
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the ministers had a word of enlighten
ment to offer regarding either the past or
the future, and the leaders of the oppo
sition, while perfectly ready to attack and
criticise the government, had no sugges
tion to advance matters in South Africa,
nor an alternative policy to expound.
Mr. Chamberlain preserved n discreet
silence, although throughout the speeches
of Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman and
Mr. Balfour he displayed unusual excite
ment, embarrassing both by frequent
comments.
Mr. Balfour’s speech was a repetition of
iiis rather tlippant orations outside the
House. Lord Salisbury was pale and
looked carew’orn, showing traces of his
recent bereavement. Lord Lansdowne
seemed much depressed.
WAS A STRANGE SITTING.
Canstle Comment on the Opening: of
l*nrl in meat.
London, Jan. 31.—The Daily Telegraph,
commenting on the opening of Parliament
yesterday, says:
“It would require the lime light of a
Balzac, combined with the penetrating
levity of a Horace Walpole, to give a de
scription of this strange sitting. In one
of the darkest hours the empire has ever
known, while the victorious enemy has
throw’ll back our armies at every point,
the supreme council of the nation, meeting
to deal with these things, fills itself with
the east wind of party recrimination and
devotes itself to an excited and hurried
discussion of the affair. Never was there
a more itonical suggestion of how em
pires may be lost by sheer lack of im
agination.”
The general tone of the morning papers’
editorials is that the opening of Parlia
ment has afforded little or nothing to give
the country assurance or to relieve it of
a heavy load of anxiety.
Little Girl llndly Burned.
Lyons, Ga.. Jan. 30.—Yesterday, Mr. H.
O. Odom’s little girl about tw’o years old
w f as badly burned. The mother left the
children in the house at the fire, and went
in the yard for some purpose. Hearing
screams in the house she ran in and with
her own clothes smothered the flames
which were above the child’s head. Its
back and the back of its head are burn
ed badly, though not fatally.
In place of building the Methodists
have bought the prettiest house hi tow’n
for a parsonage.
Telegrapher* in Session.
Louisville, Jan. 30.—The General Ad
visory Committee of the Order of Railway
Conductors in the employ of the Louis
ville and Nashville Railroad, is in bien
nial session at the Galt House, with S. H.
Allen of Louisville presiding as chairman.
The session will last until and including
Friday. Among those present are L. M.
Steigers. Memphis; A. R. Dite, Nashville;
R. E. Mobcrly, Mobile; C. H. McCall, and
J. S. Lee, Birmingham.
Industrial Convention.
Chattanooga. Tenn., Jan. 30.—W. A. Mo-
Corkle, ex-Governor of West Virginia, a id
N. F. Thompson, Huntsville, Ala,, presi
dent and secretary, respectively, of the
Southern Industrial Convention, to-day is
sued a forma! call for the next meeting
of the convention lo be held in this city
May 8. _
A West Indian Quarantine.
Washington, Jan. 30.—United States Min
ister Swenson, at Copenhagen, has advis
ed the state department that the Danish
West li\dian Islands have declared a quar
antine of fifteen days against ships ar
riving from Mexico on the ground of
small-pox in the latter country.
Sl* Nrgrorn Were Scalded.
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 30.—At Marion.
Ala., to-day by the bursting of a supply
pi|>o at the cotton compress, six negroes
were scalded. Two are dead and the oth
ers are not expected to live.
HE FAILED TO II %ISE THE DEAD.
Seventh Day Adventist's Dramatic
Effort at a Funeral.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Potterville, Pa , Jan. 25.—A Seventh Day
Adventist caused a sensational scene at a
funeral here yesterday by a determined
attempt to raise the dead. A citizen of
Potterville, Augustus Chubbuck, had died,
and just at the close of'the funeral ser
vices yesterday Adventist Leader Lane
drove up to the place, entered the house
and without ceremony stalked toward the
open coffin. Stretching forth his hands#
amid impressive silence in a loud voice he
commanded:
“Young man, I say unto thee, arise and
walk!”
The undertaker, remonstrated with
Lane, but he continued to exhort the
d*.ad. It was necessary to call help to
eject him from the building.
Lane said afterward thtt he hitched up
his horse and drove to the scene, not
knowing where he was going. He did not
know the man was dead or that there
was going to be a funeral, and was led
there by an invisible power.
GIVE THEM SELF GOVERNMENT.
sr.MTOU II WO VS VIEW s o\ rillL
iitim: aiKsnoN.
FureKceH .<rnve Dongcrs in tin- Poll.
•> of Imperialism—Mum \eeeMiir
ily Weaken Our De-feune* m Homo.
Filipino* Should Ho TrniU'd JuNt
ns the Cnbnß-rottlgre Wanted
\g ninaldo's statement Print oil.
PfitNlou of for Mrs. Itrinuhy.
Washington. Jan. 30.—The speech of Mr.
Bacon of Georgia on the Philippine policy
was the feature of to-day's ion of the
Senate.
At its conclusion there was‘a spicy col
loquy over a suggested declaration for the
self-government of the Philippines similar
to the Teller declaration as to Cuban self
government.
The bill presenting to the city of Nash
ville the cannon ot’ the gunboat Nashville,
from which was fired the first shot In
the Spanish War, was passed
Mr. Hoar offered a resolution directing
the Committee on Rules to consider
whether some suitable plan could not l>e
adopted' for the enlargement of the Capi
tol and for providing for the transaction
of public business other than legislative
business elsewhere. After some debate
the resolution was agreed to.
A resolution presented by Mr. Hoar pro
viding that on Thursday, Feb. 22. Wash
ington’s farewell address be read to the
Senate in accordance with its annual cus
tom. by Senator Foraker of Ohio, \\Tis
adopted.
A resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Pettigrew calling upon the President for
information as to whether th* people of
Samoa were consulted on the recent Sam
oan treaty, etc., was referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations by a vote of
39 to 23.
Mr. Pettigrew then asked unanimous
consent to have printed as a public docu
ment a statement by AguVnaldo giving a
history of the revolt of the Filipinos
against the Spaniards. He said it was a
document of great Interest to the Senate,
and to the country, but on objection the
question went over.
When the pension calendar was taken
up the bills passed included one granting
to Annie E. Brumby, mother of Lieut.
Brumby, who was Admiral Dewey's flag
lieutenant, $5O a month.
Mr. Money of Mississippi, presented his
colleague, W. V. Sullivan, recently elect
ed as senator fi*om Mississippi, and the
oath was administered to him.
Senator llneou’s Speech.
Mr. Bacon of Georgia was then recog
nized to deliver ids previously announced
speech on the Philippine question. Ho
was accorded particularly close attention
by his colleagues and by his auditors in
the crowuled galleries, hia position on the
foreign relations committee making his
deliverance of importance, particularly to
the minority in the Senate. Mr. Bacon
said, in part:
“Under these resolutions, if adopted, the
United Stat* will do for the Philippines
practically the same as they have under
taken to do for Cuba.
“The question presented may be concise
ly stated as follows: When the conditions
are ripe, when peace hds been restored ami
the authority of the United States is no
longer resisted in the Philippine#, shall
the United States then accord a free gov
ernment to the Filipinos to be independent
ly exercised by them, or Will the United
States thereafter retain the possession,
dominion and sovereignty of the Philip
pine Islands, with the view to their per
manent retention as a part of the terri
tory of the United States?”
After discussing prcvidiis acquisitions of
territory, Ms. Bacon sail):
“In eacli of these vast acquisitions and
in the uses made of them there was ex
pansion, and great expansion. But it was
not simply expansion of the territory sub
ject. to the jurisdiction of the United
States. It was also an expansion, or rath
er an extension of the same
political systems and political institu
tion. which existed in the original states
—the expansion or extension of a system
of states inhabited by a people of our own
race, a people free and self-governing, and
with equal rights with the people in the
original states in the making'of laws for
the control of state and federal govern
ments.
“This in each instance was legitimate
expansion. It was legitimate and harmo
nious growth. It was not revolutionary
change. It subverted none of our institu
tions. It did no violence to our political
principles. It destroyed none of our politi
cal ideals. b <
“Is it not possible thm Mnth 1 Expansion
can result from our r**nnandnt retention
of the Philippine Islands? Whitt shall be
said of an expansion which is simply an
expansion of territory, which does not
carry with it an extension of our political
system, our political principles and our po
litical ideals. What shall be said of an
expansion by the acquisition of lerritory
where it is not intended thkf there shair
be statehood, and wh<re it U impossible
that there can ever be statehood, with the
rights of citizenship in a state—where it
is not intended, and where it is not possi
ble, jhat the inhabitants of the acquired
territory shall ever be equal participants
with ourselves in the making of the laws
of the general government?
< annot Heroine it State.
“The conditions which now exist, and
which will undoubtedly exist hereafter if
we permanently retain the Philippines,
make it impossible that they can ever be
come a state; and to hold them as a sub
ject colony makes necessarily a revo
lution in our system of government
which should not be aided by any
one who is loyal to the principles upon
which that system is founded. It is revo
lution which while it denies liberty to
other r>pople, endangers the liberty of our
own people.
“The advocates of the permanent re
tentiorf of the Philippines do not like to
hear the term “vassal.” Nevertheless one
who is subject of a government in which
he lias no voice, who only has such lib>- ,
erty as the government wUJ grant him, 1
and which itself may be taken from him
at the will of the government, is a vassal.
And that is tho only political relation the
Filipino can ever bar to the United
States. The advocate of permanent re
tention do not like the term “imperial
ism.” Nevertheless when ever a republic
owns outlying provinces to be held per
manently as dependent colonies, never to
be admitted as a part of the republic
in the.control and administration of the
government of that republic is to that ex
tent imperial. And if held permanently,
that is the only relation which the Phil
ippine Islands can ever bear to the Unit
ed States.
“In the nature of things there can be
no im|H‘rial republic, t nder such a gov
ernment the form of a republic may lie
preserved, but under it the spirit of re
publicanism must die. In the view which
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I am now' presenting. I am not pleading
the cause of the Filipino, l am pleading
the cause of Amt-ricans that their govern
ment may not be converted from a re
public composed of free states, into an
imperial government holding vassal and
subject colonies, ruled and controlled ne
cessarily by a standing army in their
midst, if our free republic is to be con
verted into this imperial government tt is
not those who are to be held and ruled as
vassals in subject colonies who will be the
principal sufferers.
Would Lead to t!ilitar!ni.
The first feature in which this revolu
tion will definitely manifest Itself to the
iniury of our people will be in the
inrtmediate growth of militarism. If it
/hail be finally determined to hold the
Philippine Islands it is a safe prediction
that in less than eighteen months from
this date the regular army of the United
States will be 100,000 men.
The necessity of controlling the Fili
pinos and of maintaining the sovereignty
of the United States in those islands will
be the excuse for this large standing army.
And there is no question that if the islands
are to be retained a large army will lx*
required for all time. There will be no
escape from such necessity. There is no
reason to believe that we shall find the
Filipinos |eaceful and submissive sub
jects. If held in subjection against their
will, it will b% necessary to rule them with
an iron hand. This will require a large
army constantly on the Islands. And the
army of 100,000 which now seems to be
monstrous will in a short time be in
creased to 200,000.
“There can be no greater danger to re
publican government, there can he no
greater menace to personal liberty and
free institutions than a great standing
army in time of peace. A great stand
ing army Is the unvarying and ever-ready
instrument with which liberty is destroy
ed. It is the. weapon with which the free
man is subjected into the vassal, and with
which the vassal is kept In base submis
sion to his lord. It is the mailed hand of
every tyrant, it is the voracious consumer
of-the hard tribute wrung from the indus
tries of the land. it Is the
oppressor and the burden of the v? r eut
mass of the people. “I want no terri
tory permanently annexed to the United
States, in which the conditions are such
that U is conceded fact beyond the pos
sibility of successful dispute; that not
only for a while, but for all time, the
authority of the United States must and
can be maintained only through the power i
of e great standing army, enforcing the |
submission and obedience of an unwilling j
people.
“Another certain consequence of this ;
revolution in the principles and structure
of our government will be the liability and
probability of disastrous wars, of which
we have not hitherto stood in danger.
There Is no government on this Western
hemisphere which will ever have either
■the inclination or the ability to make war
upon us.
Two Important Qeault*.
"But if the Philippine Islands become
a part of our possessions there will be
two most important results: First, omit- |
ting the question whether we will thereby
forfeit th** right to ins s4 thereafter upon
the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine,
we will necessarily become complicated in
the contentions and competitions nnd riv
alries of the European governments, and
from these complications there will be
constant danger that wars will be thrust
upon us which we cannot honorably de
cline.
“We will no longer be impregnable in
a wor with a European Power. The Phil
ippine Islands will furnish field for j
the war where, by reason of the great
distance across the sea, we will be ex
ceedingly weak and painfully vulnerable.
That will be our weak spot, and that will
be the point of attack by our enemies
because it is the weak spot.
To permanently retain the Islands will
annually cost the United States more
than $100,000,(-00. The large increase In the j
standing army will alone annually cost j
that, and that will by no means he all of
the expense. On the contrary It will prob
ably be as much more. But taking it at
$100,000,000, the cost aunually to the peo
ple of Georgia will be more than $2,000,-
000.
* II I s said that all of those evils
will be compensated for In the fact that
the possession of the Philippines will open
and secure for us the trade of the Orient.
If there ever was a proposition absolute
ly without argument to sustain It, it Is
this one. If there could have ever been
any argument upon which it could rest,
it has been entirely removed by the agree
ment which has been made by all of the
European governments that for us the
open door shall remain In China and that
we shall have equal privileges with till
other nations of our commerce there.
What more than this could we get If we
owned every Pacific Island and harbor on
the Asiatic coast. With this agreement
how much less of the China trade would
we get if we did not own a single Island
on the Asiatic coast. Is there any room
for argument on this proposition.
“And even If wo did nut have this open
door in China the possession of the Phil
ippines peoples by an alien race would
not secure it for us. So long as we re
mained at. peace the possession of the
Philippines would not open the door of
China for us.
“The statement that the Philippines are
necessary to our trade in the Orient,
a delusion and a snare set to catch the
feet of the hasty and the unwary. And
those who set the snare like all others
who set snares, are seeking their own
selfish advantage."
Mr. Bacon concluded with a brief argu
ment going to show that the retention of
the Philippines Is not essential to dem
onstrate that the United States are a
world power.
V Lively Colloquy.
A lively colloquy occurred between Mr.
Bacon und several old senators. Mr.
Spooner inquired on what theory Mr. Ba
con proposed a declaration by this Con
gress that could in any way bind subse
quent Congresses.
In reply Mr. Bacon said hla idea was
that the same declaration which the Fif
ty-sixth Congress had made with refer
ence to the Cubans ought to be made with
reference to the Filipinos. Congress had
the right to make such a declaration even
if it were not binding upon future con
gresses.
In a brief statement Mr. Teller, the au
thor of the Cuban resolution, said that
it had been a matter of sincere regret
that he had not incorporated in the reso
lutions the people of all Spanish posses
sions acquired by the United States in
addition to the Cubans. He believed, how- j
ever, that the United States stood before
the world committed to the self-govern
ment of the Filipinos—that Is, such self-!
government ns they were capable of. He
maintained that the pacification of the
islands must be the first object of the
United States, however, the determination
of the kind of government to follow in
regular course*. He regretted that this
pacification now must be* made by the
sword.
The Senate, at G: 15 p. m., adjourned.
Mi** Hit I <iiii n Married.
Cumberland, Md., Jan. so.—Harry Tweed
Mestayer and Miss Victoria Bateman were
married to-day.
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PRISONER OF THE FILIPINOS.
Escaped Minnesota Soldier Says
He Was Well Treated.
From the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press.
The Pioneer Press some time ago con
tained att account of the capture by the
Filipino insurgents of Will J. Sheehy, a
St. Paul boy who Is serving in the hospi
tal corps lit Luzon, and son of Thomas
VV. Sheehy of this city. He was wounded
and taken prisoner in an attack upon a
train near Angeles on Sept. 22. and re
mained a captive until Nov. 28. when he
escaped. His father lias Just received a
letter giving some of the details of his ex
periences among the Filipinos. Part of
his letter follows:
“I was taken prisoner from the hospi
tal cat- hy the Insurgents. There were
two soldiers killed: also some Chinese anil
Maccubebes, anil some soldiers wounded.
1 was taken to Tarlac, Agulnaldo's head
quarters, and remained there about forty
days. While there 1 lived, after the first
week, with a Filipino major. He and his
family were very kind to me. ills name
is MaJ. Arturo Nancel. 1 met a number of
generals anil other officers; also saw
President Don Emilio Aguinaido and wife
while in Tarlac,
“My wound was dressed and attended
to as well as I could expect by their doc
tors. We received very good food most of
the time. I left Tarlac about Nov. 5. Went
to ban t arlos; remained there one week,
where we were in charge of the Governor
of i’angaslan province. From here five
o' us, a signal corps man, two sailors
from the Oregon, Powers and Green, a
Twelfth infantry man, and I, were sent
to Mangataren. From there up Into tlie
mountains we were taken by Gen. Alejan
drtno.
"Nay. 28, Col. Bell and his men (eight
companies) attacked the insurgents in the
mountains from above, coming down on
them In the (ace of rapid lire cannon, lie
rapt tired thlrTeen cannon and their arse
nal, and we American prisoners (four of
us), assisted by a Spanish lieutenant of
artillery of the Insurgent forces, made our
escape to Mantarcm, a distance ot four
miles from the mountain. Here we found
our troops—a company of the Thirty-third
infantry—and we were once again free to
breathe Philippine air protected hy Old
Glory.
“1 am here at Angelos, fifty miles from
Manila, taking a rest. I received a lot of
papers and your letters. The steward had
put all my mall away, intending to return
It. but some Spanish prisoners had re
torted having seen me in Tarlac, so h
.-uved my mall, hoping I might succeed
in escaping, which I did.
"I am feeling pretty well after my ex
perience. and hop.- to enjoy better health
after a rest of a few weeks. I have now
been in two exciting engagements, the
wrecking of the train Sept. 22 and the
tight in the mountains. Nov. 28.
A Filipino lieutenant assisted In our
escape and accompanied us to Mangata
ren.”
—Non-Committal—The Wife—Don’t you
think our daughter’s voice improves?
The Husband—l don’t know. It may be
that as we grow older our hearing be
comes less acute.—Philadelphia North
American.
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